What is truly different about the world that most live in rather than the one they dream of but do not find until the end of their lives? Why not simple answers?
JUL 29, 2025
This is one of the most fantastic examples of a portable house, not on wheels for life but for a trip out to its homestead, then on the road again, and finding a new homestead where it would sit for a lifetime. Once you take a quick glance and read the incredible transplant and final homestead for this home, you will appreciate what it is like to own a portable home that holds its value for a lifetime, or a few.
The first couple who took an inheritance from an uncle and I created a house within their budget, which was much less than it was worth, but they got to raise their son, Bo, in it for a while before moving near their parents and having to decide. They had to leave their home behind and sell it to finance their lives, and then they went on to have another child.
About that time, the young man came to work for us and brought his house to re-sell and deliver to the man who made some changes to the floorplan, a shower instead of a tub, and created a different feel with his wife, who decorated it so fine.
They were fans and readers of the magazine, so fine, Cowboys & Indians is certainly the design. So, brought it back to Salvage, Texas, where it was displayed upon the hill above IH10 again.
Within two weeks, it was bought by a man who was battling cancer and wanted to put it on some land next to a big pond, with trees and a peaceful setting to heal and recover from his chemotherapy and poor health.
Within weeks of its arrival, a cash sale for more than the young couple paid for it, and Wii, the group of “I”s with me that got to see and learn what was possible. Wii put it on a trailer, took it down the roads, and fitted it in a sweet position where his new life and peace would grow. He had a few years there before he left this Earth to then join God. His place brought him a great retreat from the business life and the stress that can take over our lives, if not dealt with early, can take our health away.
He found peace at the end by doing less and seeing more as he created a landscaped paradise that he could leave behind for here, his love and partner, as he left this world a better place.
Blessing to the houses and the energy they bring with the cells of trees a thousand years old that are in stasis as the seeds for understanding the value of the life God brings for all to see. Honor it and cherish the people of our past and the lessons that they learned before returning to the place where spirits watch the rest of us figure out this crazy show.
May you all find the peace and simplicity of salvage building that helps create the space this way, so that others can preserve and serve to carry on the torch this way.
Please enjoy the video that was made when his widow left to continue after her mate had passed. Their lives, though surely blessed, led to her leaving to go back to a town where she was born, and others took over stewarding this incredible fine form of Salvage Building. Thanks to those who care for it for many decades more.
For more information on how to get all the materials for building a home like this for less than $500 in US Silver Dollars, pre-1965, during a special summer sale at Tiny Texas Houses… the creator of his home out of purely salvaged materials. Nearly all of them you see can now be bought or used for very reasonable prices.
Join us in changing the way people think about sustainable, all-American parts houses that will last a lifetime, the way it used to be in the United States. Quality once meant something for a lifetime. Brad@tinytexashouses.com for more information or check the TinyTexasHouses.com and SalvageTx.com for visits too.